BARB'S FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH ZESTY SAUCE

Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce image

An awesome recipe for southern fried green tomatoes.

Provided by Barbara

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes Fried Green Tomato Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup potato flakes
36 thin wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins®)
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup butter-flavored granules (such as Butter Buds®)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
5 green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
3 eggs, beaten
¼ cup buttermilk ranch dressing
¼ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

Steps:

Place potato flakes, wheat crackers, flour, butter-flavored granules, salt, and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until the crackers are finely crushed, then transfer mixture to a bowl.
Melt the butter flavored shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dip the tomato slices one at a time into the eggs, then the cracker mixture. Pan fry the tomatoes in the shortening until golden brown on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes.
Mix the ranch dressing, sour cream, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Serve the fried tomatoes with topped with the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 311.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.4 g, Cholesterol 76.7 mg, Fat 23.4 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 585.1 mg, Sugar 3.5 g